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A booklet on plain English has been launched by Mason Hayes & Curran. Plain English and the law: the legal consequences of clear and unclear communication has been published in partnership with the National Adult Literacy Agency, the booklet shows how plain English can save companies time and mo

A man who was systematically abused by a former Marist Brother while at National School has been awarded €75,000 by a five-judge Supreme Court. The current Provincial of the Marist Order Brother Patrick McGowan appealed a High Court judgment which awarded the man €315,000 after assessing the Ord

Eilis Barry, chief executive of FLAC Civil legal aid needs to be more accessible so that women can enforce their rights, legal rights group FLAC (Free Legal Advice Centres) has said.

Sabine Walsh, president of MII The Mediators' Institute of Ireland (MII) has welcomed the publication of the Mediation Bill, but has raised concerns over its implementation.

Residential property prices across Ireland rose by 8.1 per cent in the year to December 2016, according to the Central Statistics Office (CSO). It compares with an increase of 8.2 per cent in the year to November and an increase of 4.6 per cent in the twelve months to December 2015.

Conor Dignam SC Below, we reproduce comments by Conor Dignam SC, chair of The Bar of Ireland's human rights committee, identifying US President Donald Trump's personal attacks on US judges as part of a "sinister trend".

John F. Buckley Former solicitor and Circuit Court judge, John F. Buckley, has passed away at his home.

Jodie Ginsberg, chief executive of Index on Censorship Proposed changes to official secrets legislation would see the maximum prison sentence for journalists who obtain leaked official documents increased to 14 years.

Ministry of Justice (MoJ) plans to impose cuts of up to £30 million on criminal defence solicitors have been condemned today by the Law Society. The cuts come less than a month after the MoJ published proposals that will see QCs' fees rise by 10 per cent "at the expense of other criminal advocates"

of further offers from other interested parties. The Court heard that in the end, Mr Mellon did not actually submit a tender – Justice Humphreys said that it was likely that this was because he did not in fact have the funds immediately available. Thus, Justice Humphreys stated that “it was rea

Mrs Justice Susan Denham A new Fellowship named after the Chief Justice, Mrs Justice Susan Denham is set to be launched today.

A private member's bill to reform Ireland's laws on consumer insurance contracts has won support in principle from the Government. The Consumer Insurance Contracts Bill, introduced by Sinn Féin TD Pearse Doherty (pictured) in January, passed the second stage in the Dáil last night and now proceeds

Three Dublin lawyers are among those who have been elected to Dublin Chamber of Commerce's Council for a three-year term. The business organisation, which represents the interests of businesses in the Greater Dublin Area, welcomed Matheson partner Sharon Daly and McCann Fitzgerald partner Alan Fulle

Health Minister Simon Harris (pictured) has announced plans to provide "compassionate access" to cannabis-based treatments following a 'milestone' report on medicinal cannabis. Mr Harris today published a report by the Health Products Regulatory Authority (HRPA), called Cannabis for Medical Use –

Comparative advertising based on prices as between shops having different formats and sizes is unlawful in certain circumstances and is also liable to be misleading if the consumer is not informed clearly in the advertising itself of the difference in format and size of the shops in respect of which